We talked about an aggressive paydown at a rate of $5k for the next 6 months to make the deal sweeter for the next person, but renting it would be preferable to that I believe since I can get a higher return on smaller development projects at a burn rate like that. 

HUDuser.org is great for vacancy rates, but cross-referencing with local market reports is important for more context.For job diversity and employers, LinkedIn or regional economic development websites often provide insights.

Perhaps they can provide weekly updates here on the status of the development.

.: I live near Nice France half the year.

These days, even properties with nice amenities like pools need to go the extra mile to capture attention and bookings.

There's also huge development projects, many spearheaded by Dan Gilbert's Bedrock investment company. 

Plus, with how much appreciation is coming to Columbus Ohio, that house will easily 2x or 3x over the next few years from all the population/job/companies developing here.Plus, Anduril just announced another 4k jobs and over 1B+ in development in Columbus Ohio along with all the companies already developing here (Intel, Google, Amazon, FB, Nationwide Childrens, etc)

If it provides a nice return on investment and you plan to hold it for a long while, then it makes sense.

If it were me, I would reach out to other franchisees in your area (perhaps your Development Agent might have some insight...see...I know the Subway lingo and I've done Subways in my banking days).

It can be discouraging for newcomers.Solution: Develop resilience and learn to view rejection as part of the process.